Welcome to Point Pleasant ...

Point Pleasant is located in Marion County<1>.

The location of Point Pleasant has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Point Pleasant: Pt. Pleasant

Point Pleasant is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Point Pleasant lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Point Pleasant lies within the (352) area code.

Communities Also Named Point Pleasant ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Point Pleasant - they are located in California, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey (2), New York (2), Ohio (5), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Point Pleasant.

Communities near Point Pleasant ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Point Pleasant.

• Crescent City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
  • Crescent City is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent City <4>
• Interlachen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Interlachen
  • Interlachen is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Interlachen <4>
• Pomona Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona Park
  • Pomona Park is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona Park <4>
• Welaka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welaka
  • Welaka is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welaka <4>
• Salt Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Springs
  • Salt Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Springs <4>
• Fort McCoy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McCoy
  • Fort McCoy is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort McCoy <4>
• Georgetown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Lynne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
  • Lynne is located in Marion County
• Orange Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Springs
  • Orange Springs is located in Marion County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Springs <4>
• Electra
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
  • Electra is located in Marion County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Point Pleasant. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Point Pleasant.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Point Pleasant. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Point Pleasant.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Point Pleasant. See our Newspapers Page for Point Pleasant.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Point Pleasant ...

Looking for more information about Point Pleasant? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Point Pleasant, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Point Pleasant.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Point Pleasant. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountyfl.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/